Difference between Winpexpect/Pexpect

[aurobind]

What is the difference between this and Pexpect/Winpexpect?

[fgimian]

Hey there,

The biggest differences are as follows:

• Paramiko Expect is completely based on the SSH protocol. Proper and controlled authentication occurs via Paramiko and can be suitably worked with via Paramiko's exceptions when problems occur. All data is sent via the SSH channels that are opened via Paramiko and therefore data exchange is secure.
• Paramiko Expect can integrate with my Multi-SSH library making it a lot easier to concurrently run complex interactions across multiple servers in parallel and capture command output with ease.

I suggest using whatever works best for you. If all your interactions will occur after you connect to a device via SSH, then you're welcome to try my little library. If you would like to interact over other protocols and have a bit more flexibility, then pexpect would be the way to go.

Hope this helps Fotis